Should I have SAT rescored by hand? Help please!

Test Preparation
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<p>I took the May SAT and I've been going over my scores recently, which were less than up to my standards. I got a 2030 vs. a 35 on the ACT without prepping for either, but upon looking at my score report, I don't feel like I missed that many SAT questions. I was hoping someone could shed some light on my right vs wrong answers and tell me if I should have my SAT re-graded by hand. I'm planning to retake regardless, but if something was in fact graded incorrectly I'd like to know.</p>

<p>Section 1-Essay-I got an 8, it was a pretty bad essay.</p>

<p>Section 2-Math-18 right, 2 wrong, 0 blank (20 questions total)</p>

<p>Section 3-Didn't show up on my score report-I think this was experimental</p>

<p>Section 4-Critical Reading-20 right, 4 wrong, 0 blank (24 total)</p>

<p>Section 5-Math-8 right, 0 wrong, 0 blank (8 total)
Student produced answers: 9 right, 1 wrong, 0 blank (10 total)</p>

<p>Section 6-Writing-31 right, 4 wrong, 0 blank (35 total)</p>

<p>Section 7-Reading-22 right, 2 wrong, 1 blank (25 total)</p>

<p>Section 8-Math-15 right, 0 wrong, 1 blank (16 total)</p>

<p>Section 9-Reading-17 right, 1 wrong, 0 blank (18 total)</p>

<p>Section 10-Writing-12 right, 2 wrong, 0 blank (14 total)</p>

<p>Totals-Math-50 right, 3 wrong, 1 blank (54 total)-720 composite
Reading-59 right, 7 wrong, 1 blank (67 total)-680 composite
Writing-43 right, 6 wrong, 0 blank (49 total)-630 composite (640 mc+8 essay)</p>

<p>Maybe these scores are all in the right range, but I was hoping someone could tell me because I thought they should be slightly higher. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Oh, my, this is a pretty bad case of grade grubbing...</p>

<p>Those scores sound right. No need to ask for a hand score.</p>

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<p>Alright thanks. Just wanted to be safe.</p>

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<p>Congrats on that excellent ACT score! I just want to mention that the re-score wouldn't do anything to improve your essay score, unless there was some technical problem with the reader being able to see what you wrote. In other words, it's a technical re-score process, not a qualitative one.</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot! I appreciate the feedback, I think I just had a bad day when I took the SAT. Any recommendations on how to prep for it when I retake in October? Any specific books or websites that really helped you?</p>

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<p>the standard, straight-up, CollegeBoard SAT books help me a lot. Just take oodles of practice tests, whatever book you use.</p>

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<p>Not only is it right but you got a very easy curve (I have 4 wrong 3 omit on CR and a 670).</p>

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<p>There is no such thing as an easy curve... the curve is based of the students who took that exam and the questions on that exam, so Titan124 if you took the same exam the OP took your score would change with respect to how you did and how everyone else did.</p>

<p>Its not right to say someone got lucky by taking an easier test... there are no easier tests.</p>